VN, Singapore team up to seek health investment

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Mercatus
Capital Corporation of Singapore held a seminar in Hanoi on August
23 on promoting international cooperation in luring healthcare
investment.

Addressing the event, Doan Duy Khuong,
VCCI Vice President, said only 7-8 percent of the gross domestic
products are put towards the public health sector in Vietnam, which
remains modest.

The event offers a chance for
businesses to seek cooperation with foreign investment funds, thus
developing the healthcare sector on par with advanced countries in the
region, Khuong said.

Ravidran Govindan, President
of Mercatus Capital Corporation, said the event aims to raise public
awareness of healthcare field, including investment opportunities,
technology and other systems.

Participants at the
event discussed macro-economic indices and the investment environment in
Vietnam, incentives for FDI projects and the stated management policies
on healthcare, as well as the forecasts on supply and demand for public
and private healthcare services in the country.-VNA